Experimental Investigation of Reynolds Number and Spring Stiffness Effects on Vortex-Induced Vibration Driven Wind Energy Harvesting Triboelectric Nanogenerator
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Smoke Wire Visualization Experiment of the SC-TENG
3.2. Vibration Characteristics of the SC-TENG
3.3. Output Performance of the SC-TENG
3.4. Demonstration Application of the SC-TENG
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Parameter | Symbol | Value |
---|---|---|
Length (mm) | ||
Width (mm) | ||
Height (mm) | ||
Stiffness (N/m) | ||
Mass ratio | ||
Reynolds number | ||
Damping factor |
Case | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spring stiffness (N/m) | 27 | 40 | 55 | 70 | 90 |
Natural frequency (Hz) | 8.9 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 16.2 |
Working Mechanism | Device | Wind Speed (m/s) | Power Density (W/m3) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vortex-induced vibration | VIV-TENG | 12.4 | 62.2 | [38] |
SC-TENG | 12.4 | 135.42 | This work | |
Flutter driven structure | FTEG | 22 | 7.64 | [32] |
TENG | 12 | 88.1 | [43] | |
TENG | 14 | 1.16 | [44] | |
TENG | Not given | 39.6 | [45] | |
TENG | Not given | 58 | [46] | |
Rotational structure | SR-TENG | 32.6 | 0.4 | [47] |
a-TENG | 8 | 0.19 | [48] |
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Chang, Q.; Fu, Z.; Zhang, S.; Wang, M.; Pan, X. Experimental Investigation of Reynolds Number and Spring Stiffness Effects on Vortex-Induced Vibration Driven Wind Energy Harvesting Triboelectric Nanogenerator. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 3595. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12203595
Chang Q, Fu Z, Zhang S, Wang M, Pan X. Experimental Investigation of Reynolds Number and Spring Stiffness Effects on Vortex-Induced Vibration Driven Wind Energy Harvesting Triboelectric Nanogenerator. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(20):3595. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12203595
Chicago/Turabian StyleChang, Qing, Zhenqiang Fu, Shaojun Zhang, Mingyu Wang, and Xinxiang Pan. 2022. "Experimental Investigation of Reynolds Number and Spring Stiffness Effects on Vortex-Induced Vibration Driven Wind Energy Harvesting Triboelectric Nanogenerator" Nanomaterials 12, no. 20: 3595. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12203595